Why Did President Wilson Allow Billions of Dollars in Loans

Multiple Choice

Why did President Wilson allow billions of dollars in loans that kept American goods flowing to Britain and France in 1916?

A) He had publicly abandoned the idea of neutrality.
B) He hoped to bait the Germans into declaring war on the United States.
C) He did not believe that the loans were inconsistent with the true spirit of neutrality.
D) He did not want to jeopardize America's wartime prosperity.